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cheese down

vb. (context nautical English) to coil the tail of a rope on deck so as to present a neat appearance

Usage examples of "cheese down".

Something in the abbess' tone made Rosvita's skin prickle, like a mouse nibbling cheese down to the fingers that hold it.

A half-spilled bottle of wine lay nearby, and he washed the cheese down with it.

If you were a mouse, would you let a cat carry cheese down into your hole?